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Table 3 Sample strategies to prevent medication errors
| Optimize the medication process |
| 1. Medication standardization |
| 2. Computerized physician order entry and clinical decision support |
| 3. Bar code technology |
| 4. Computerized intravenous infusion devices |
| 5. Medication reconciliation |
| Eliminate situational risk factors |
| 1. Avoid excessive consecutive and cumulative working hours |
| 2. Minimize interruptions and distractions |
| 3. Trainee supervision and graduated responsibility |
| Oversight and error interception |
| 1. Intensivist participation in ICU care |
| 2. Adequate staffing |
| 3. Pharmacist participation in ICU care |
| 4. Incorporation of quality assurance into academic education |
